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-rw-r--r--include/linux/err.h13
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index 1ab1d44f8d3b..ec87f3142bf3 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ static inline long IS_ERR(const void *ptr)
return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
}
+/**
+ * ERR_CAST - Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type
+ * @ptr: The pointer to cast.
+ *
+ * Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type in such a
+ * way as to make it clear that's what's going on.
+ */
+static inline void *ERR_CAST(const void *ptr)
+{
+ /* cast away the const */
+ return (void *) ptr;
+}
+
#endif
#endif /* _LINUX_ERR_H */